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David Lazarus and Michael Hiltzik, business columnists for the LA Times, are two good reasons to read the paper. Their columns serve as oases of actual reporting, analysis, and informed opinion amid the ongoing desertification of newspapers’ straight news operations. Hiltzik’s February 27 column on the “generational theft” meme, Seniors vs. Kids Claim is a... Read More